Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Breakfast Cookies - Ellie Krieger

Kristen had these when she came to visit. SO DELICIOUS!! I had no self control. Not surprising. I ate a ton. The best part is, it's healthy! I changed the recipe a bit though.

3/4 & 1/2 cup whole-wheat pastry flour (you do the math)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon Celtic Sea Salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup coconut oil, or sunflower oil
1/4 cup rapadura
1 egg
1/4 cup shredded carrots, pumkin, or sweet potato, cooked or uncooked
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup bran cereal flakes or fiber one
1/3 cup raisins, or dried cranberries, or dried blueberries, or all 3
1/3 cup soaked/dried walnuts, chopped (recipe in Nourishing Traditions)

Directions:

Place rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and Celtic Sea Salt in a medium-sized bowl. Combine butter, oil and Rapadura in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix on high speed, scraping down sides if necessary, until Rapadura have dissolved and mixture is light in color, about 1 minute. Add egg, shredded carrots and vanilla and beat an additional 30 seconds. Add flour mixture and beat an additional 30 seconds. Add oats, flakes, raisins and walnuts and mix over low speed just until incorporated.

Dough will be slightly sticky and less cohesive than traditional cookie dough. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Using between 3 to 4 tablespoons of batter, form a ball and place on cookie sheet.

Repeat with remaining batter, leaving about 3 inches between cookies. Wet hands and use palm of hand to flatten cookies until about 1/4-inch thick.

Bake for 12 minutes, until cookies are fragrant but still soft. Let cookies cool slightly, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Source: Kristen

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Measurement Conversion

1 quart = 2 pints
1 pint = 2 cups
1 cup = 48 teaspoons
1 cup = 16 Tablespoons
1 Tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 12 Tablespoons
2/3 cup = 10 Tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/2 cup = 8 Tablespoons
3/8 cup = 6 Tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 Tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
1/4 cup = 4 Tablespoons
1/6 cup = 2 Tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/8 cup = 2 Tablespoons

Oven Baking Temperatures

Degrees Fahrenheit Oven Temperature Degrees Celsius
250 - 300 ......................... 121.11 - 148.89
300 - 325 ......................... 148.89 - 162.78
325 - 350 ......................... 162.78 - 176.67
375 ......................... 190.56
400 - 425 ......................... 204.44 - 218.33
450 + ......................... 232.22 +

U.S. to Metric

U. S. ________________________________Metric
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce = 14.3 grams
2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup = 1 ounce = 28.3 grams
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup = 2 ounces = 56.7 grams
5 1/3 TBS = 1/3 cup = 2.6 oz = 75.6 grams
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup = 4 ounces = 113.4 grams
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup = 6 ounces = 170 grams
16 tablespoons = 1 cup = 8 ounces = 226.8 grams
32 tablespoons = 2 cups = 16 ounces = 453.6 grams
64 tablespoons = 4 cups = 32 ounces = 907.2 grams